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Health Foundation says NHS needs an additional £38bn
The NHS needs a further £38bn in funding to improve levels of service, according to the Health Foundation. The think tank's REAL Centre projects a potential £38bn shortfall in the funding needed...
Read moreProtect Z: TikTok is popular but protection posts must be compliant – Vitality
Social media, and particularly TikTok, is a great tool to engage Gen Z (young people born between 1997 and 2012) but providers need to be careful that posts about protection do not...
Read moreSNP manifesto seeks to increase NHS funding by £16bn per year
The Scottish National Party (SNP) manifesto wants the UK government to increase NHS funding by £16bn per year, meaning an extra £1.6bn for NHS Scotland. Managing of health is devolved to Scotland,...
Read moreLV= gives advisers guidance on cutting misrepresentation and declined claims
LV= has given advisers a series of recommendations on how they can help avoid their clients’ claims being declined due to misrepresentation. In 2023, the mutual paid out 94% of protection claims,...
Read moreGhana considers mandatory health insurance for foreign visitors
Ghana is considering the introduction of mandatory health insurance for foreign visitors, but the Ghanian Ministry of Health highlighted that despite widespread media reports, the proposal was not yet policy. It...
Read moreHappl hires Prankard as head of sales from Telus
Benefits and engagement platform Happl has hired Luke Prankard as head of sales. Prankard (pictured) is moving from Telus Health where he was head of sales and alliances for EMEA, having joined...
Read moreBupa’s Thiyagarajan to succeed Klintworth as VitalityHealth MD from 2025
Dr Keith Klintworth is to retire from his role as managing director at VitalityHealth at the start of next year. Klintworth will be succeeded by Dr Arun Thiyagarajan (pictured) but will continue...
Read moreShort-term sickness soars with UK workers missing two more days per year – WPA
Short-term sickness is up from 5.8 days per employee per year before the pandemic to 7.8 days per year (CIPD), according to a white paper launched today by the WPA. The white...
Read moreTowergate appoints head of client development from Mercer
Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Tim Moloney as head of client development. A newly created role, Moloney's function will include broadening Towergate Health & Protection’s propositions offered to clients to deepen...
Read moreHow cash plans are proving pivotal to tackling the UK’s dental care crisis – analysis
The UK population is still struggling to secure dental appointments on the NHS. This is not news. It is clear not enough dentists are taking on such work to meet demand -...
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